package desmoj.core.util;

/**
 * An interface for access points that allow to set the accessed parameter's
 * value (and not only read it as in AccessPoint). This pattern can be found in 
 * several frameworks for agent- or component-based simulation (e.g. 'Probes' 
 * in Swarm - see www.swarm.org). The term 'access point' was adopted from the 
 * dissertation "Ein flexibler, CORBA-basierter Ansatz fuer die verteilte, 
 * komponentenorientierte Simulation" by Ralf Bachmann (2003).
 * 
 * @author Nicolas Knaak
 * @version DESMO-J, Ver. 2.4.1 copyright (c) 2014
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
 * may obtain a copy of the License at
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
 * BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
 * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
 * permissions and limitations under the License.
 */

public interface MutableAccessPoint extends AccessPoint {

	/**
	 * sets the value of the attribute referenced by this access point
	 * 
	 * @param value
	 *            the new value
	 */
	public void setValue(Object value);
}